Ferdinand Mayne stars as Conrad Ragzoff, an arrogant old ham horror actor who dies of a stroke. Sign up here. They fail to realize their violation of the tomb has triggered powerful black magic, and Conrad hasn't taken his final bows yet. (1983). The moody score by Jerry Mosely likewise hits the shuddery spot. Conrad Radzoff (Ferdy Mayne) is a horror icon passed his peak, consigned to resurrecting his celebrated cinematic vampire role for a tasteless advertisement for dentures. Was this review helpful to you? The kill set pieces deliver the grisly goods, with a gal being set on fire, a juicy decapitation (the severed head rolls right down the stairs and onto the lawn so a raven can peck away at it! Don't have an account? | Writer/director Norman Thaddeus Vane concocts a fresh, original, and even pretty stylish spin on the usual body count premise, offers a neat evocation of the glitzy Hollywood milieu, and does a sturdy job of maintaining a pleasingly misty and spooky ooga-booga atmosphere. Ferdy Mayne’s performance alone is worthy of your time if you’re an 80’s horror fan. Even minor actors like Whit Bissel and Paul Ehlers(star of the silly slasher movie 'Madman')have come off as very normal or down-to-earth in person. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. The result is an, at times, extremely funny B-movie due to overacting and, to be honest, over-everything. Here's a story I posted on Twitter about meeting the director several years ago (R.I.P. Drama students decide to pay tribute to their favorite horror star by stealing his body from his crypt for a farewell party. The main character, Conrad something, is a very extreme parody of a self-serious actor -  emphasized when he calls Lawrence Olivier "Larry" in the opening scene. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. Shortly after his death, his corpse is stolen by a group of young cinemaphiles(among them is horror linchpin Jeffrey Combs in an early role). Frightmare starts out dull, it picks up when it becomes a supernatural slasher but it never maintains a steady pace and the wrong guy made it to the end--it should have been Jeffrey Combs because he has more charisma and natural talent than every single person in the cast. The acting performances are overall decent, with Ferdy Mayne (imitating Christopher Lee) and Jeffrey Combs delivering the most memorable roles. Ferdinand Mayne stars as Conrad Ragzoff, an arrogant old ham horror actor who dies of a stroke. Tobias Andersen 7,996 films 15,975 739 Edit, Rules: Generate a number (from 1 to x) via: www.random.org, See how many number of films there are in the…, A list that is trying to contain every horror film made that is not lost and is found on the…, Jens Åge Jakobsen 5,163 films 1,194 15 Edit, Does it take you an hour to pick a movie? In the absolute messiest sequence, a poor girl' head is crushed by a coffin. It seems tailor-made for me. After he dies, a group of devotees break into his neon-lit, lavish mausoleum and, in a rather misguided attempt to celebrate the life of their idol, nick his body for a farewell shindig at their place – who wouldn’t?! The sequences of their murders are suspenseful and chilling as they get picked off one by one. Me and my best friend Jim love this movie, It is an underrated little gem. I recommend this to any horror fan. The stunned townspeople are reluctant to discuss the circumstances of the tragedy. Frightmare is an interesting attempt to combine the old thirties style horror with eighties slasher. 1983 What these kids(..including a young Jeffrey Combs)don't expect is that Radzoff will be resurrected by a medium to wreak havoc on those who removed him from his place of rest. This one rises a little better than that. | Rating: 27/100 Definitely worth a little peek. "Frightmare" and "Body Snatchers") is a pretty lame 80's horror flick, but there are a handful of cheesy & gory highlights to enjoy. I really want to love this movie. Ferdy Mayne's histrionically high maintenance turns as horror icon Conrad Radzoff is full of Grand Guignol as he comes back as a vengeful corpse reliving his glory horror days. Starring Ferdy Mayne, Luca Bercovici and Nita Talbot. Jeffrey Combs of Re-Animator fame is in tow, but really he does little in this rather thankless role as a horror obsessed teen that needs to steal a dead man's body for kicks. Frightmare fumbles so many of the standard scare tactics that it's almost impossible to see where it gained such a supercilious legitimacy. More details at Soon, their horror icon returns from the dead and haunts them one by one. I guess this was kind of a cool theme for 1983 (see Videodrome).

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